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Line 3 pipeline opponents file suit challenging state approval

Line 3 pipeline opponents file suit challenging state approval

Environmental groups and Native American tribes filed separate lawsuits Wednesday aimed at blocking the state's recent approval of the Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project.
by Dan Kraker

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Fed raises rates despite Trump attacks, stocks tank

Fed raises rates despite Trump attacks, stocks tank

The Federal Reserve is raising the benchmark borrowing rate to the highest level since the recession, a decision stands to affect rates on all kinds of borrowing. The Dow dropped 400 points after the announcement.
by Emily Sullivan

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Big Beef prepares for battle, as interest grows in plant-based and lab-grown meats

Big Beef prepares for battle, as interest grows in plant-based and lab-grown meats

As sales of plant-based substitutes like almond milk rise and cow milk sales decline, the meat industry sees a cautionary tale. With meat alternatives growing, Big Beef takes the fight to regulators.
by Frank Morris

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A sold-out conference on soil health? Absolutely, say farmers

A sold-out conference on soil health? Absolutely, say farmers

A growing number of farmers are showing interest in more sustainable farming practices. A jam-packed conference on soil health in Fargo this week shows why.
by Dan Gunderson

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A 2nd Brexit referendum once seemed unthinkable. Now support is growing

A 2nd Brexit referendum once seemed unthinkable. Now support is growing

A new poll shows more than half of Britons would support holding another Brexit referendum. Prime Minister Theresa May warned a new vote would "do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics."
by Frank Langfitt and Sam Alwyine-Mosely

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Pollution agency denies permit for huge hog feedlot in SE Minnesota

Pollution agency denies permit for huge hog feedlot in SE Minnesota

State environmental regulators on Tuesday called for a deeper look at groundwater contamination in southeastern Minnesota as they rejected a proposed 4,800-head swine farrowing operation.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Markets Right Now: Another steep drop pulls Dow down 500

Markets Right Now: Another steep drop pulls Dow down 500

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 500 points, its second straight drop of that size and its fourth big decline this month.
by Associated Press

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New reports detail expansive Russia disinformation scheme targeting U.S.

New reports detail expansive Russia disinformation scheme targeting U.S.

The studies for the Senate intelligence committee assess how broadly Russians wielded social media to reach millions of Americans and suppress Democratic and black voting.
by Ryan Lucas

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Google will spend $1 billion for New York City campus on Hudson River

Google will spend $1 billion for New York City campus on Hudson River

"In fact, we're growing faster outside the Bay Area than within it," says Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat, a senior vice president of both Google and its parent company, Alphabet.
by Bill Chappell

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